winter double crisis – with a shortage of gritter drivers and road salt in a freezing run-up to Christmas.Highways chiefs are scrambling to recruit more drivers to treat icy roads after many quit for bumper pay rises with lorry firms.And in a worrying double whammy there is less grit in stock than in recent winters.The Local Government Association warned the driver shortage could mean gritting runs are axed.Spokesman Cllr David Renard told the Daily Star Sunday: “Some councils may find gritting services are affected in the same way as some waste collection services have been impacted.”It comes as snow and ice are set to hit Britain in days, and a cold December looms.Local authorities are now racing to recruit drivers for the UK’s 2,000.
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